KR102276674B1 - Apparatus for providing and generating external panoramic view content - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for generating and providing an external panoramic view content during flight of an aircraft, in which a plurality of cameras are installed in a plurality of windows installed in the aircraft to display an external panoramic view in the aircraft during the flight of the aircraft so that passengers are able to appreciate the external panoramic view. To this end, the apparatus for generating and providing the external panoramic view content of the aircraft includes: a photographing unit including a plurality of cameras inserted into a plurality of windows installed in the aircraft, respectively, to photograph and transmit an external panoramic view of the aircraft; a display unit including a single display and a multi-display including a plurality of sub-displays; a sensing unit mounted on the aircraft, and including a plurality of sensors for sensing external environments and states of the aircraft; and a control unit for correcting a photographed image provided by the photographing unit based on the external environments and states detected by the sensing unit, generating an event image and a control image through synthesis of the corrected photographed image and storing the event image and the control image in a storage unit, and providing the corrected photographed image or a panoramic view generated through the synthesis of the corrected photographed image through the display unit.

Description

Apparatus for providing and generating external panoramic view content

The present invention relates to an apparatus for generating and providing external foreground content during flight of an aircraft, and more particularly, by installing a plurality of cameras in a plurality of windows installed in the aircraft to display an external view in the aircraft during flight of the aircraft, so that the aircraft passengers It relates to an apparatus for generating and providing external foreground content of an aircraft so that people can appreciate it.

Currently, in accordance with safety procedures, all airlines open the window shades of aircraft cabin windows before reaching cruising altitude during takeoff and below 10,000 feet upon landing. Window shades can be opened or closed. Passengers seated near the cabin window can see the exterior view of the aircraft during flight depending on their choice, but the field of view is limited. For passengers seated in the middle aisle, it is difficult to see the exterior view of the aircraft during flight.

Registered Patent No. 10-0599540, "Method and system for customized media service using in-flight sensor network" relates to a customized multimedia service system and device for selectively displaying multimedia contents to passengers on board, provided at the time of boarding reservation. A content production server that obtains multimedia content based on passenger information, classifies, stores, and edits it to produce passenger content for each aircraft, an in-flight multimedia storage device that stores multimedia content, and the content production server A central server that stores related contents among the multimedia contents in the in-flight multimedia storage device before take-off, and broadcasts multimedia contents received from the multimedia storage device during flight through a wired/wireless network, and receives and stores unique information from passengers, A multimedia service system comprising: a service processor for each seat that selectively receives the multimedia content from the central server based on the unique information; and a display device that receives and displays the selected multimedia content from the service processor for each seat; and It provides a method of operation.

Meanwhile, Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2014-0024444, "Customized in-flight multimedia content, method of providing in-flight service" includes the steps of proposing in-flight multimedia content service items to consumers (in-flight multimedia service proposal step) before boarding an aircraft, and the proposal In the step of selecting one or more of the in-flight multimedia content service items selected by the consumer (in-flight multimedia service selection step), and after boarding the aircraft, the in-flight multimedia content service items selected by the consumer are presented to the consumer through the in-flight multimedia display. It provides a method for providing a customized in-flight multimedia content service, including the step of providing (in-flight multimedia service providing step).

However, an in-flight service that allows aircraft passengers to enjoy the outside view of the aircraft during flight is not provided.

Registered Patent No. 10-0599540 "Method and system for customized media service using in-flight sensor network" (registered on July 5, 2006) Patent Publication No. 10-2014-0024444 "Customized in-flight multimedia content, method of providing in-flight service" (published on February 28, 2014)

The present invention is to provide an apparatus for generating and providing external foreground contents of an aircraft, wherein a plurality of cameras are installed in a plurality of windows installed in the aircraft to generate various event images and control images using the external view during flight of the aircraft. The purpose.

Another object of the present invention is to generate an event image according to the request of the passenger and provide it to the passenger after the landing of the aircraft.

In addition, the present invention is not limited to the flat space in the cabin, such as the back of the passenger seat, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a panoramic view of the exterior during flight of an aircraft by installing a flexible display on a curved surface such as a leftover space in the cabin.

In addition, the present invention provides a service that allows a passenger to select either a view by direction or a view by camera of the external foreground content during flight of the aircraft, so that the passenger can enjoy the exterior view from various angles and positions during flight of the aircraft aim to do

Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus capable of providing external foreground contents during flight of an aircraft to aircraft passengers without changing the structure of an existing aircraft.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus capable of providing aircraft passengers with external foreground content during flight by integrating with an existing in-flight entertainment system.

An apparatus for generating and providing external foreground contents of an aircraft according to the present invention includes a photographing unit including a plurality of cameras that are respectively inserted into a plurality of windows installed in the aircraft to photograph and transmit an exterior view of the aircraft, a single display, and a plurality of sub A display unit including a multi-display including a display, a sensing unit mounted on the aircraft and configured with a plurality of sensors for sensing the external environment and state of the aircraft, and the external environment and state detected by the sensing unit Corrects the captured image provided from the photographing unit based on the , generates an event image and a control image through synthesis of the corrected photographed image, and stores it in the storage unit, and the corrected photographed image or corrected photographing through the display unit and a controller for providing a panoramic view generated by synthesizing images.

In addition, the plurality of cameras are installed in a predetermined intermediate layer among the plurality of layers of the aircraft window, are connected to the control unit through an optical fiber cable, and are installed at different angles when installed in the aircraft window, so that the shooting angle of the captured image is It is characterized by being different.

In addition, the control unit manages camera identification information for identifying each of a plurality of cameras, and synthesizes a plurality of photographed images based on the installation location information in order to provide a plurality of photographed images obtained from the plurality of cameras in a panoramic view. The process is performed, and the installation position information includes installation position information and installation angle information in which a plurality of cameras are installed on a window of an aircraft.

In addition, the control unit manages by classifying images captured from a plurality of cameras using camera identification information for identifying each of the plurality of cameras, and receives a first image output request signal from a single display and a multi-display received from the display unit. transmits at least one image among the images photographed by the plurality of cameras to the display unit according to the second image output request signal of It is characterized in that the generated panoramic view image generated by Mic View is controlled to be output to the multi-display based on the arrangement information of the multi-display.

In addition, the arrangement configuration information of the multi-display includes information on the number and arrangement of the plurality of sub-displays included in the multi-display, and the controller processes the photographed image according to the arrangement information of the multi-display Thus, it is characterized in that the distribution to a plurality of sub-displays included in the multi-display.

In addition, the control unit provides a view selection menu when outputting an image to a single display and a multi-display, and the view selection menu includes a view selection mode for each direction and a view selection mode for each camera that can select a view according to the direction in which the camera is installed in the aircraft It is characterized in that it includes a view selection mode for each camera in which a view can be selected.

In addition, the control unit manages display identification information and display characteristic information of a single display and a multi-display included in the display unit, and the display characteristic information includes display type information for identifying whether the corresponding display is a single display or a multi-display, a display It includes installation location information and arrangement information of a multi-display in the case of a multi-display, wherein the display installation location information includes installation angle information of the display and identification information of adjacent displays.

In addition, among the plurality of cameras of the photographing unit, seat information is set as identification information for each camera installed in an area adjacent to the passenger's seat, and provides a photographed image and the set seat information to the control unit, and the display unit It is mounted on the back of the seat and allows user input, and includes a single display that transmits seat information to the control unit according to the user input, wherein the control unit matches the seat information with the corrected photographed image and stores it in the storage unit, , As the seat information is received from the single display, it is characterized in that it provides a shot image matched to the seat information.

In addition, the display unit is mounted on the back of the seat of the aircraft, a user input is possible, and includes a single display that transmits seat information to the control unit according to the user input, wherein the control unit is an event image generation request signal by the user input When is received, a panoramic view corresponding to the event image is generated through correction of the captured image captured by the plurality of cameras, and the panoramic view is matched with the seat information and stored in the storage unit.

In addition, the control unit transmits an event image matched with the seat information stored in the storage unit to the content service providing server as the aircraft lands, and the content service providing server is a passenger who purchases an aircraft ticket corresponding to the seat information It is characterized in that the event image is provided to the passenger by using the passenger information registered by

In addition, information on an event image generation time on the flight path of the aircraft is set in the storage unit, and the control unit is an event image based on the captured image captured by the photographing unit based on the event image generation time. is generated and stored in the storage unit.

In addition, the controller transmits the event image stored in the storage unit to a content service providing server connected through a communication network along with the landing of the aircraft, and the content service providing server includes information for passengers registered by the passenger on the aircraft. It is characterized in that the event image is provided to the passenger using

In addition, the sensing unit includes a sensor capable of detecting the degree of shaking of the aircraft, and the control unit calculates the degree of shaking of the captured image based on the sensed degree of shaking, and based on the calculated degree of shaking, the It is characterized in that correction is performed on the captured image.

In addition, the sensing unit includes a sensor for detecting the shaking or flight angle of the aircraft, and the control unit calculates a degree of shaking change or flight angle change based on the sensed shaking or flight angle, and the calculated shaking change Alternatively, when the degree of flight angle change is out of a preset critical range, the control image is generated by correcting the captured image.

According to the present invention, by installing a plurality of cameras in a plurality of windows installed in the aircraft, the external view of the aircraft during flight is displayed in the aircraft, so that passengers of the aircraft can appreciate it, as well as generate and collect event images at their desired point. It has the effect of making it possible.

In addition, according to the present invention, there is an effect that it is possible to provide a panoramic view of the exterior of the aircraft during flight by installing a flexible display on a curved surface such as a leftover space in the cabin without being limited to the flat space in the cabin, such as the back of the passenger seat.

In addition, according to the present invention, by allowing the passenger to select any one of the view by direction and the view by camera of the external foreground content during flight of the aircraft, the effect of allowing the passenger to enjoy the exterior view from various angles and positions during the flight of the aircraft there is

In addition, according to the present invention, there is an effect that it is possible to provide the contents of the external view during the flight of the aircraft to the passengers of the aircraft without changing the structure of the existing aircraft.

In addition, according to the present invention, there is an effect that can be integrated with the existing in-flight entertainment system to provide aircraft passengers with external foreground content during flight.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an apparatus for generating and providing external foreground content during flight of an aircraft according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a system configuration diagram for servicing external foreground content during flight of an aircraft according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of generating an external foreground content during flight of an aircraft and providing a service based thereon according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a view showing a screen on which an external foreground view image of an aircraft is provided on the single display of FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention;
5 is a view showing a screen on which an external foreground view image of an aircraft is provided on the multi-display of FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention;
6 is a view showing an example of a view selection menu according to an embodiment of the present invention;
7 is a view showing an example of a view selection menu for each direction of FIG. 6;
8 is a view showing an example of a view selection menu for each camera of FIG. 6;
9 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the control unit of FIG.
10 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the display control unit of FIG.
11 is a view showing a camera inserted into a window of an aircraft according to an embodiment of the present invention;
12 is a view showing the side of the camera inserted into the window of the aircraft of FIG. 11;
13 is a view showing the configuration of a flexible display according to an embodiment of the present invention;
14 is a diagram illustrating a plurality of display sensors that may be included in the user input sensing layer of FIG. 13;
15 is a view illustrating that an external foreground view image of an aircraft is provided through a single display and multiple displays in the first class of the aircraft as an embodiment of the present invention;
16 is a view showing that an external view of the aircraft is provided through a single display and multiple displays in the business class of the aircraft as another embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating that an exterior panoramic view of an aircraft is provided through a multi-display in an economy seat of the aircraft as another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an apparatus for generating and providing external foreground content during flight of an aircraft according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The apparatus 100 for generating and providing external foreground content during flight of an aircraft according to the present invention includes a photographing unit 110 , a control unit 120 , and a display unit 130 . The apparatus 100 for generating and providing external foreground content during flight of an aircraft may further include a sensing unit 140 , a user input unit 150 , and a storage unit 160 according to an embodiment.

In addition, according to an embodiment, the photographing unit 110 , the control unit 120 , the display unit 130 , the sensing unit 140 , the user input unit 150 , and the storage unit 160 may be connected through a wired network, and all or part of them may be connected through a wired network. may be connected to a wireless network. Here, the photographing unit 110 , the control unit 120 , and the display unit 130 may be operated using an internal power source of the aircraft.

The photographing unit 110 includes a plurality of cameras 112 , 114 , and 116 that are respectively inserted into a plurality of windows installed in the aircraft to capture an external view of the aircraft. Since the window of the aircraft is typically installed as a double-glazed window, the plurality of cameras 112, 114, and 116 may be installed on a plurality of layers of the aircraft window, for example, an intermediate layer of the double-glazed window, and installed without changing the existing aircraft structure. 1 shows that the first camera 112, the second camera 114, and the third camera 116 are included in the photographing unit 110 for convenience, but The number is not limited thereto.

In general, since an aircraft has a streamlined shape, when a plurality of cameras 112, 114, 116 are installed in a plurality of windows, the installation angle may be different from each other even if they are installed vertically on the window, and the shooting angle of the captured image may vary depending on the installation angle. may vary. In addition, the plurality of cameras 112 , 114 , and 116 may be installed at different angles when installed on a window, so that a photographing angle of a photographed image may be different.

The plurality of windows installed in the aircraft include a plurality of windows installed on both sides of the aircraft to view the outside from the passenger seat, and an aircraft front window installed in front of the cockpit of the aircraft so that the captain can see the outside. Accordingly, at least one of the plurality of cameras 112, 114, and 116 may be installed in the front window of the aircraft cockpit, and the plurality of cameras 112, 114, and 116 may be connected to the control unit 120 through an optical fiber cable, respectively. However, the present invention is not limited thereto and may be connected to various types of wired and wireless communication networks.

The control unit 120 is connected to the photographing unit 110 and the display unit 130 to control the photographing unit 110 and the display unit 130 . The controller 120 may control the sensing unit 140 , the user input unit 150 , and the storage unit 160 that may be additionally included in the apparatus 100 for generating and providing external foreground content during flight of the aircraft.

The controller 120 receives and processes a plurality of images photographed from a plurality of cameras 112 , 114 , and 116 . The controller 120 manages camera identification information for identifying each of the plurality of cameras 112 , 114 , and 116 , and displays images captured from the plurality of cameras 112 , 114 , and 116 with the plurality of cameras 112 , 114 , 116 . ) can be managed separately using camera identification information that identifies each. When images are respectively received from the plurality of cameras 112 , 114 , and 116 , the controller 120 may add shooting time information of each image to an image frame to manage the captured images together with the shooting time information.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the camera identification information may be information on a seat adjacent to a window in which each of the plurality of cameras 112 , 114 , 116 is installed. For example, when there are three seats adjacent to the camera 112 installed in one window, three seat information may be camera identification information.

The controller 120 may manage installation information of the plurality of cameras 112 , 114 , and 116 together with camera identification information of the plurality of cameras 112 , 114 , and 116 . The installation information may include information on installation positions and installation angles in which a plurality of cameras 112 , 114 , and 116 are installed on a window of the aircraft. The controller 120 may perform a process of synthesizing the plurality of captured images based on installation information in order to provide the plurality of captured images obtained from the plurality of cameras 112 , 114 , and 116 as a panoramic view. To this end, the control unit 120 may coordinate the installation position of the window inside the aircraft and manage it as installation information of the window of the aircraft.

The display unit 130 may include a single display 132 and a multi-display 134 including a plurality of sub-displays. 1, one single display 132 and one multi-display 134 are shown for convenience, but the number and installation location of the single display 132 and the multi-display 134 may be installed inside the aircraft. one is not limited

The single display 132 may be configured as a flat panel display or a flexible display, and the multi display 134 may be configured as a flexible display, and the flexible display may include an adhesive layer for attaching to a wall surface of an aircraft, a back of a seat, or the like. The flexible display can display an image of the same quality even when folded or bent, and the flexible display can be implemented with a flexible LCD panel, flexible OLED, or electronic paper.

When the single display 132 and the multi-display 134 are configured as flexible displays, the weight of the aircraft can be reduced compared to the flat panel display, the power consumption of the aircraft can be lowered by using low power, and it can be installed on a curved surface, so that the Depending on the shape, the display unit 130 may be disposed in various positions and shapes.

The control unit 120 includes a plurality of cameras 112 , 114 , according to a first image output request signal from the single display 132 and a second image output request signal from the multi-display 134 , which are received from the display unit 130 . 116) transmits at least one image among the images photographed to the display unit 130, and when a second image output request signal is received, it uses the images photographed by the plurality of cameras 112, 114, 116 to It is possible to control to output the panoramic view image generated by generating the panoramic view to the multi-display 134 based on the arrangement information of the multi-display 134 .

The multi-display 134 is installed in the space between the window and the ceiling in the aircraft cabin (for example, the upper and lower width between the window and the ceiling in the cabin of the Airbus 320 is 45 cm), and the controller 120 controls the window in the cabin of the aircraft. Images captured by the plurality of cameras 112 , 114 , and 116 installed on a plurality of windows adjacent to the space may be provided in a panoramic view through the multi-display 134 installed in the space between the space and the ceiling.

The arrangement configuration information of the multi-display 134 may include the number of the plurality of sub-displays included in the multi-display 134 and information on the arrangement of the plurality of sub-displays. The controller 120 may process the captured image according to the arrangement information of the multi-display 134 and distribute it to a plurality of sub-displays included in the multi-display 134 .

The control unit 120 provides a view selection menu when outputting an image to the single display 132 and the multi-display 134, and the view selection menu is a view by direction for selecting a view by direction according to the direction in which the camera is installed in the aircraft. It may include a selection mode and a view selection mode for each camera in which a view for each camera can be selected.

In addition, the control unit 120 collects display identification information for outputting a camera shot image through the view selection menu, and selects the view selection menu using the display identification information collected from among a plurality of displays included in the display unit 130 . Through this, it is possible to determine a display that is outputting an image captured by the camera.

The controller 120 manages display identification information and display characteristic information of the single display 132 and the multi-display 134 included in the display unit 130, and the display characteristic information determines whether the display is a single display or a multi-display. Display type information for identifying the , display installation location information, and in the case of a multi-display, may include arrangement information of the multi-display. The display installation location information may include installation angle information of the display and adjacent display identification information.

The display unit 130 is configured to further include a plurality of display sensors installed on each of the plurality of displays to detect the installation form of each display, and a communication module (not shown) for recognizing adjacent displays and communicating with the control unit 120 . can be In this case, the control unit 120 may collect display installation location information through communication with a communication module (not shown) of the display unit 130 .

Each of the plurality of displays included in the display unit 130 includes a communication module (not shown), transmits/receives identification information of each display to each other through an adjacent display and a communication module, and transmits and receives identification information of each display. It can be configured to communicate using and transmit and receive display installation location information. Accordingly, each of the plurality of displays included in the display unit 130 collects identification information of other adjacent displays and installation location information of the adjacent displays, and collects the collected identification information of other adjacent displays and installation location information of the adjacent displays. It may be transmitted to another display or transmitted to the control unit 120 .

The apparatus 100 for generating and providing external foreground content during flight of an aircraft may further include a sensing unit 140 including a plurality of sensors 142 , 144 , and 146 for sensing an external environment of the aircraft.

In an embodiment of the present invention, examples of the information sensed through the plurality of sensors 142, 144, 146 include aircraft speed information, external temperature change information, flight angle information, shaking information of the aircraft, and altitude information of the aircraft. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

In addition, in an embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of sensors 142 , 144 , and 146 operate based on the Internet of Things (IoT), and may transmit/receive information through mutual communication. In particular, the plurality of sensors 142 , 144 , and 146 may transmit information sensed by them to the controller 120 through mutual communication. Specifically, the plurality of sensors 142 , 144 , and 146 are wireless sensor networks that are non-IP-based networks using inter-object communication, for example, wireless sensors based on Bluetooth, Bluetooth Le, ZigBee, RFID, ZWAVE, and the like. They are interconnected using a network to transmit the sensed information to the control unit 120 .

To this end, a plurality of sensors 142, 144, and 146 according to an embodiment of the present invention are equipped with IPv6 on a low-power WPAN using IEEE 802.15.4 as PHY/MAC to connect to an existing IP network (6LoWPAN ( Equipped with technologies such as IPv6 over Low power WPAN), a power module (not shown) that supplies stable power necessary for overall operation, a sensing module (not shown) for sensing information, and a sensing module A control module (not shown) for receiving and processing information and a wireless transmission/reception module (not shown) for performing physical communication by transmitting data may be provided.

The above-described modules may be implemented in the form of a single chip performing inter-thing communication, for example, in the form of an Internet of Things (IoT) sensor chip.

The user input unit 150 may include various types of user input devices capable of performing user input on the single display 132 and the multi-display 134 of the display unit 130, for example, a remote control, a button, a keypad, and the like. have. The user input unit 150 may be integrated into the single display 132 and the multi-display 134, respectively, and may be configured in the form of a touch pad. The user input signal of the user input unit 150 is transmitted to the control unit 120 , and the control unit 120 may provide an application operation or an image view according to the user input signal through the display unit 130 .

In an embodiment of the present invention, examples of the user input include generating an event image, requesting a panoramic view image, requesting an image viewed from a window of an adjacent aircraft, and the like.

In addition, when a user input is generated, the user input unit 150 may provide seat information to the controller 120 together with a signal corresponding to the user input.

The storage unit 160 may store and manage a plurality of applications and data for performing various data processing performed by the control unit 120 .

In addition, the storage unit 160 may store and manage the images captured by the photographing unit 110 together with identification information and photographing time information for each camera under the control of the control unit 120 . Specifically, the storage unit 160 detects installation information, camera identification information, and a plurality of sensors 142 , 144 , 146 in the captured image captured by the photographing unit 110 under the control of the control unit 120 . It is possible to store and manage image data to which information is mapped.

As described above, the controller 120 may generate various images based on the captured image captured by the capturing unit 110 , which will be described with reference to FIG. 2 .

2 is a system configuration diagram for servicing external foreground content during flight of an aircraft according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2 , the controller 120 may include an image correction module 122 , an event image generating module 124 , and a control image generating module 126 to generate various images.

The image correction module 122 may be configured based on information sensed by the plurality of sensors 142 , 144 , and 146 . Specifically, the image correction module 122 calculates the degree of shaking and flight angle change based on the shaking information and the flight angle information of the aircraft among the information detected by the plurality of sensors 142, 144, and 146, and the shaking and flight When the degree of angle change is out of a preset threshold range, the captured image captured by the photographing unit 110 may be corrected.

That is, the image correction module 122 may calculate the degree of shaking of the captured image based on the data values for the degree of shaking and flight angle change, and may correct the captured image based on the calculated degree of shaking.

The event image generating module 124 may generate an event image based on the captured image according to a request of a user, for example, an aircraft passenger. Here, the aircraft passenger's request may be generated through manipulation of the user input unit 150 .

The event image generating module 124 generates and stores an event image based on the captured images captured by the plurality of cameras 112 , 114 , and 116 at the point in time when a user input signal is input according to the manipulation of the user input unit 150 . may be stored in the unit 160 . Specifically, the event image generating module 124 generates an event image based on the captured images captured by the plurality of cameras 112 , 114 , and 116 according to an operation of the user input unit 150 , for example, an event image generation request. After the event image is matched with the seat information of the passenger received when the event image creation request is made, it may be stored in the storage unit 150 .

Also, the event image generation module 124 may generate an event image based on preset event image generation time information. Specifically, the event image generation module 124 is an event image based on the image taken by the plurality of cameras 112, 114, and 116 in the flight time zone and the location (flight coordinate information) of the aircraft as event image generation time information. After generating the , it may be stored in the storage unit 160 .

In an embodiment of the present invention, event image generation time information is information set before an aircraft takes off, and may be set through various information collection. Here, information collection may be performed by the content service providing server 170 .

That is, the content service providing server 170 collects information through interworking with a social network service (SNS) or collects spot location information through interworking with customers using various aircraft, and collects the collected spot location information. After generating event image generation time information based on the event image generation time information, it may be set in the event image generation module 124 of the controller 120 . Specifically, the content service providing server 170 collects spot location information corresponding to the area recommended by customers using the aircraft, and provides information that enables event image generation through comparative analysis between the flight route and spot location information of the aircraft in operation. can create

In an embodiment of the present invention, the event image generating module 124 may generate an event image based on the captured image corrected through the image correction module 122 .

The control image generating module 126 may check the occurrence of an accident event based on information sensed from the plurality of sensors 142 , 144 , and 146 , and may generate a control image by including event information when the accident event occurs. Specifically, the control image generating module 126 checks whether there is an abrupt change in altitude, an external environment change, a shake change, or a flight angle change based on the information detected from the plurality of sensors 142, 144, and 146, and the result of the check When the accident event occurs after detecting the occurrence of the accident event based on the , a control image may be generated based on the captured images taken by the plurality of cameras 112 , 114 , and 116 and stored in the storage unit 160 .

In addition, the control image generating module 126 generates a control image based on the captured image corrected through the image correction module 122, and applies information detected by the plurality of sensors 142, 144, and 146 to the control image. It can be matched and stored in the storage unit 160 .

Meanwhile, the control unit 120 controls the data stored in the storage unit 160 as the aircraft lands through the image transmission module 128, that is, a control image with matching information, an event image with matching seat information, and panoramic view data. and a captured image matched with camera identification information may be transmitted to an external content service providing server 170 connected through a wireless communication network.

When transmitting the data stored in the storage unit 160 to the external content service providing server 170 , the image transmission module 128 may transmit unique identification information of the aircraft together.

The content service providing server 170 may match the image provided through the controller 120 with the unique identification information of the aircraft and store it in the database 180 .

The content service providing server 170 manages aircraft ticket information and passenger information registered by a passenger who has purchased an aircraft ticket through interworking with an aircraft ticket issuance server (not shown), and uses seat information in the aircraft ticket information. Thus, after searching for the event image in the database 180, it can be provided to the passenger by using the passenger information.

In an embodiment of the present invention, passenger information is information that can be provided with an image service, such as a smartphone number, e-mail information, and the like.

In addition, the content service providing server 170 may provide an image service only for passengers who board the business or first class based on the image stored in the database 180 . Specifically, the content service providing server 170 uses information for passengers registered by passengers who boarded business or first class to retrieve images stored in the database 180, that is, panoramic view images and event image generation time information. It is possible to provide an event image, etc. generated by using the .

Hereinafter, a process of generating an image by the system as described above and servicing it will be described with reference to FIG. 3 .

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of generating an external foreground content during flight of an aircraft and providing a service based thereon according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3 , the content service providing server 170 extracts passenger seat information from the ticket issuance information of the aircraft preparing for takeoff through interworking with the aircraft ticket issuance server, and extracts the seat information from the extracted seat information and the aircraft passenger. The received passenger information is stored in the database 180 (S300).

Then, the content service providing server 170 sets the event image generation time information to the controller 120 through communication with the controller 120 (S302).

After that, when the aircraft takes off, the controller 120 corrects the captured image captured by the capturing unit 110 using the image correction module 122 based on the information sensed by the sensing unit 140 , and the storage unit It is stored in (160) (S304).

In addition, when the takeoff aircraft reaches a location or time zone corresponding to the preset event image generation time information, the controller 120 performs a correction operation on the captured image captured by the photographing unit 110 as well as the corrected photographed image. After generating an event image through a synthesis process, it is stored in the storage unit 160 (S306).

On the other hand, when an event image generation request is received as a user input through the display unit 130 disposed in a specific seat after the aircraft takes off, the control unit 120 corrects the captured image captured by the photographing unit 110 . In addition, an event image is generated through a synthesizing process with the corrected captured image, and it is matched with seat information and stored in the storage unit 160 (S308).

By repeatedly performing the above-described steps, the controller 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention generates an event image corresponding to the event image generation time information and an event image according to a passenger's request, and stores it in the storage unit 160 . can

While performing these steps, the control unit 120 determines whether it is necessary to generate a control image based on the information sensed by the sensing unit 140 (S310).

As a result of the determination of S310, if generation of the control image is required, the control unit 120 generates a control image through a process of synthesizing the corrected captured image along with a correction operation for the captured image captured by the photographing unit 110, and then The detected information is matched and stored in the storage unit 160 (S312).

As the aircraft lands after repeatedly performing these steps, the controller 120 transmits the image stored in the storage 160 to the content service providing server 170 connected through the communication network and stores it in the database 180 ( S314).

Accordingly, the content service providing server 170 provides the image stored in the database 180 to the passenger by using the passenger information (S316).

4 is a diagram illustrating a screen on which an external foreground view image of an aircraft is provided on the single display of FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As an example of the single display 132 of FIG. 1 , a foreground view image of the outside of the aircraft may be provided through the single display 200 as shown in FIG. 4 . The single display 200 may be a flat panel display or a flexible display installed on the back of the seat of an aircraft passenger. When the single display 200 provides an external foreground view image of the aircraft, a view selection menu icon 210 for providing a view selection menu may be provided together.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the single display 200 transmits seat information to the controller 120 according to a user operation on the view selection menu icon 210, and the controller 120 uses a camera corresponding to the seat information. After the captured image is retrieved from the storage unit 160 , it may be displayed on the single display 200 .

5 is a diagram illustrating a screen on which an external foreground view image of an aircraft is provided on the multi-display of FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As an example of the multi-display 134 of FIG. 1 , the multi-display 300 is illustrated in FIG. 5 . According to an embodiment, the multi-display 300 may be installed in a space of various available positions on the wall of the aircraft cabin, such as a space between a window and a ceiling in the aircraft cabin. The multi-display 300 of FIG. 5 includes four sub-displays 301 , 302 , 303 , and 304 , and the sub-displays 301 , 302 , 303 , and 304 are configured in the form of a 2×2 matrix. However, the number and arrangement of the sub-displays included in the multi-display 134 are not limited thereto. For example, the sub-displays may be installed in various arrangements, such as 1×3, 1×5, 2×3, etc. according to the size and shape of the space in which the multi-display 134 can be installed.

When outputting the external foreground view image of the aircraft to the multi-display 134 , the controller 120 may collect images from cameras determined by itself, and generate and output the collected images as a panoramic view.

Optionally, the controller 120 may provide a view selection menu icon 310 to one sub-display 304 of the plurality of sub-displays 301 , 302 , 303 , 304 .

6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a view selection menu according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The view selection menu 400 may include a view selection menu 410 for each direction and a view selection menu 420 for each camera.

The view selection menu 410 for each direction is a menu provided to select a view for each direction according to the camera installation direction. The view selection menu 420 for each camera is a menu provided to select an image captured by each installed camera.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a view selection menu for each direction of FIG. 6 .

When the view selection menu 410 by direction of FIG. 6 (reference numeral 500 in FIG. 7 ) is selected, the front view menu 510 of the aircraft, the left side view menu 520 , and the right side view menu 530 may be provided. . When the front view menu 510 is selected by the user, the control unit 120 may control the display unit 130 so that a view of the front of the aircraft is provided on the display unit 130 . When the left side view menu 520 is selected by the user, the controller 120 may control the display unit 130 to provide the left side view of the aircraft to the display unit 130 . When the right side view menu 530 is selected by the user, the controller 120 may control the display unit 130 to provide a right side view of the aircraft to the display unit 130 .

According to another embodiment of the present invention, when the view selection menu 410 for each direction is selected, the control unit 120 selects the views according to the camera installation direction according to the camera installation direction in the front left camera view, the aircraft front right camera view, and the rear left side of the aircraft. A camera view and a rear right camera view of the aircraft may be provided separately.

8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a view selection menu for each camera of FIG. 6 .

When the view selection menu 420 for each camera of FIG. 6 (reference numeral 600 in FIG. 8) is selected, the first camera view 610, the second camera view 620, the third camera view 630, and the fourth camera view As shown in 640 and the fifth camera view 650 , a view for each camera may be selected. 8 shows a menu in which five camera views are provided for convenience, but the number of camera views may be provided as many as the number of cameras installed in the aircraft. In addition, the view 600 menu for each camera is provided in the form of an aircraft model, and the control unit 120 displays and provides a plurality of camera positions in the aircraft model on the display unit 130 and provides it through the user input unit 150 . When a predetermined camera position is selected from among the plurality of camera positions, an image captured by the selected camera may be provided through the display unit 130 under the control of the controller 120 .

9 is a block diagram showing another example of the configuration of the control unit of FIG. 1 .

1 and 9 , the control unit 120 may include an image collection unit 710 , a display control unit 720 , and a service providing unit 730 . The image collection unit 710 , the display control unit 720 , and the service providing unit 730 may be configured to communicate with each other to transmit and receive data.

The image collection unit 710 collects images input from each of the cameras 112 , 114 , and 116 included in the photographing unit 110 . Each image may be collected together with camera identification information for identifying each camera 112 , 114 , and 116 , and it may be identified from which camera the captured image was captured. In addition, when images are received from a plurality of cameras 112 , 114 , and 116 , the image collection unit 710 manages the captured images together with the shooting time information by adding the shooting time information of each image to the image frame. can

The display control unit 720 controls the display of the image collected by the image collection unit 710 to match each display characteristic of the display unit 130 . To this end, the display control unit 720 may manage the display identification information and display characteristic information of the single display 132 and the multi-display 134 included in the display unit 130 . The display characteristic information includes display type information for identifying whether the corresponding display is a single display 132 or a multi-display 134, display installation location information, and arrangement information of the multi-display 134 in the case of the multi-display 134 can do. Here, the display installation location information may include installation angle information of the display and adjacent display identification information.

Display characteristic information is installed on each display (132, 134) included in the display unit 130, a plurality of display sensors for detecting the installation form of each display (132, 134) and a communication module for recognizing an adjacent display (for example, For example, it may be collected through NFC, Wi-Fi, etc.).

The service providing unit 730 executes a plurality of applications that perform various application services that may be provided through the display unit 130 . Here, the plurality of applications may include an entertainment application capable of interworking with the user's view selection menu 400 .

In addition, the service providing unit 730 collects display identification information for outputting a camera photographed image through the view selection menu 400 , and uses the collected display identification information among a plurality of displays included in the display unit 130 . Thus, it is possible to determine the display on which the camera-captured image is being output through the view selection menu 400 .

In addition, the service provider 730 integrates an entertainment application that can be linked with the user's view selection menu 400 with the existing entertainment system to enable various types of in-flight multimedia implementation, so that passengers can interact with the existing entertainment system Together, you can make use of a variety of application services, including exterior foreground views.

10 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the display control unit 720 of FIG. 9 .

The display controller 720 may include an integrated controller 810 , a first display controller 820 , a second display controller 830 , and a third display controller 840 . Here, three display control units are shown for convenience, but the number of display control units corresponds to the total number of displays installed in the aircraft.

The integrated control unit 810 includes a first display control unit 820 , a second display control unit 830 and a third display control unit ( ) to match the image collected by the image collection unit 710 to each display characteristic of the display unit 130 . 840) is controlled.

When the display connected to the first display control unit 820 is a single display 132 , the first display control unit 820 may display a view selected by a user, for example, a view per direction and a view per camera in one full screen. can be provided as

When the display connected to the second display control unit 830 is the multi-display 134 , the control unit 120 manages installation information of a plurality of cameras together with camera identification information of the plurality of cameras, and obtains information obtained from the plurality of cameras. In order to provide a plurality of captured images as a panoramic view, a process of synthesizing a plurality of captured images based on installation information may be performed, and the synthesized panoramic views may be divided and distributed to a plurality of sub-displays.

For example, when the multi-display 134 is composed of four sub-displays 301, 302, 303, and 304 of a 2×2 configuration, as shown in FIG. 5 , the panoramic view image is displayed on four sub-displays. The display 301, 302, 303, 304 can be divided and distributed in a 2×2 configuration.

11 is a view illustrating a camera inserted into a window of an aircraft according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The window 900 of the aircraft into which the camera 920 is inserted includes a first support member 940 , a first layer 910 , a camera 920 , a second layer 930 , and a second support member 950 . can do.

The first layer 910 and the second layer 930 have a predetermined thickness, and the camera is positioned between the first groove 901 of the first layer 910 and the second groove 903 of the second layer 930 . 920 may be configured to be inserted. The shape and depth of the first groove 901 of the first layer 910 and the second groove 903 of the second layer 930 may vary depending on the external shape of the camera 920 .

The first support member 940 may be designed to support the first layer 910 , and the second support member 950 may be designed to support the second layer 930 . The edges of the first layer 910 and the second layer 930 are between the first support member 940 and the second support member 950 and the foreign material between the first layer 910 and the second layer 930 . It can be sealed by filling with silicone to prevent it from entering. The first support member 940 and the second support member 950 may be coupled using a fastening member such as a bolt, but is not limited thereto.

In FIG. 11 , the window 900 is illustrated as having a structure of a double layer, that is, a double window, but the window 900 may be configured as a triple or quadruple layer, and the camera 920 includes a plurality of layers of the window 900 . It may be installed by being inserted into a predetermined intermediate layer.

12 is a view showing the side of the camera inserted into the window of the aircraft of FIG. 11 .

A camera 920 is inserted between the first layer 910 and the second layer 930 , and an optical fiber 935 is connected to the camera 920 to be connected to the controller 120 of FIG. 1 , the camera 920 . The captured image may be transmitted to the control unit 120 .

13 is a view showing the configuration of a flexible display according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The single display 132 or the multi-display 134 of the display unit 130 of FIG. 1 may be configured as a flexible display 1100 having a structure as shown in FIG. 13 . The flexible display 1100 includes a substrate 1101 , a driver 1102 , a display panel 1103 , and a protective layer 1104 . In addition, the flexible display 1100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be configured to further include an adhesive layer 1105 to be easily attached to a predetermined space of an aircraft.

The flexible display 1100 refers to a device that can be bent, bent, folded, or rolled like paper while maintaining the display characteristics of the existing flat panel display device.

The substrate 1101 may be implemented as a plastic substrate (eg, a polymer film) that can be deformed by external pressure. Meanwhile, as the substrate 1101 , in addition to a plastic substrate, a material having flexible characteristics such as thin glass or metal foil may be used.

The driving unit 1102 functions to drive the display panel 1103 . Specifically, the driver 1102 applies a driving voltage to a plurality of pixels constituting the display panel 1103, and may be implemented as an a-si TFT, a low temperature poly silicon (LTPS) TFT, or an organic TFT (OTFT). have.

In addition to the organic light emitting diode, the display panel 1103 may be implemented as an EL, an electrophoretic display (EPD), an electrochromic display (ECD), a liquid crystal disply (LCD), an AMLCD, a plasma display panel (PDP), or the like. However, in the case of LCD, a separate backlight is required in that it cannot emit light by itself. For LCDs without backlight, ambient light is used.

The protective layer 1104 serves to protect the display panel 1103 . The protective layer 1104 may be manufactured in the form of a transparent film to cover the entire surface of the display panel 1103 .

Meanwhile, unlike shown in FIG. 13 , the flexible display 1100 may be implemented with electronic paper. Electronic paper is a display in which the characteristics of general ink are applied to paper, and it is different from general flat panel displays in that it uses reflected light. On the other hand, in electronic paper, pictures or characters can be changed using twist balls or electrophoresis using capsules.

The flexible display 1100 may further include a user input sensing layer 1106 for sensing a user input to the flexible display 1100 . The user input sensing layer 1106 may be installed on the upper surface of the protective layer 1104 or between the protective layer 1104 and the display panel 1103, but is not limited thereto. According to the type and number, it may be composed of a plurality of layers.

14 is a diagram illustrating a plurality of display sensors that may be included in the user input sensing layer of FIG. 13 .

The user input sensing layer 1106 includes a touch sensor 1201 , a geomagnetic sensor 1202 , an acceleration sensor 1203 , a bend sensor 1204 , a pressure sensor 1205 , a proximity sensor 1206 , a grip sensor 1207 , and the like. It may include various types of sensors such as

The touch sensor 1201 may be implemented as a capacitive type or a pressure-sensitive type. The capacitive type is a method of calculating touch coordinates by sensing microelectricity excited by the user's body when a part of the user's body is touched on the surface of the flexible display 1100 using a dielectric coated on the surface of the flexible display 1100. The decompression type includes two electrode plates, and when the user touches the screen, the touch coordinates are calculated by detecting that the upper and lower plates of the touched point come into contact and current flows.

The geomagnetic sensor 1202 is a sensor for detecting the rotational state and movement direction of the flexible display 1100 , and the acceleration sensor 1203 is a sensor for detecting the degree of inclination of the flexible display 1100 . The geomagnetic sensor 1202 and the acceleration sensor 1203 may be used for detecting bending characteristics such as a bending direction or a bending region of the flexible display 1100, respectively, but separately, the rotation state of the flexible display 1100 or It may also be used for the purpose of detecting a tilt state or the like.

The bend sensor 1204 may be implemented in various shapes and numbers to detect a bending state of the flexible display 1100 .

The pressure sensor 1205 senses the amount of pressure applied to the flexible display 1100 when the user performs a touch or bending operation, and provides it to the controller 120 . The pressure sensor 1205 may include a piezo film embedded in the display unit 130 to output an electrical signal corresponding to the magnitude of the pressure. Although the pressure sensor 1205 is illustrated as being separate from the touch sensor 1201 in FIG. 14 , when the touch sensor 1201 is implemented as a pressure-sensitive touch sensor, the pressure-sensitive touch sensor also serves as the pressure sensor 1205 . may be

The proximity sensor 1206 is a sensor for detecting a motion approaching the display surface without direct contact. The proximity sensor 1206 forms a high-frequency magnetic field and detects a high-frequency oscillation type that detects a current induced by a magnetic field characteristic that changes when an object is approached, a magnetic type that uses a magnet, and a high-frequency oscillation type that detects the capacitance that changes due to the approach of the object It can be implemented with various types of sensors such as capacitive type.

The grip sensor 1207 is a sensor that is disposed on the edge or handle portion of the flexible display 1100 separately from the pressure sensor 1205 to detect a user's grip. The grip sensor 1207 may be implemented as a pressure sensor or a touch sensor.

Various detection signals detected by the user input detection layer 1106 are transmitted to the control unit 120, and the control unit 120 provides various aircraft exterior foreground view images or displays execution screens of various applications according to the detection signals according to the user input. It may be provided through the display unit 130 .

15 is a view showing that a panoramic view image of the outside of the aircraft is provided through a single display and multiple displays in the first class of the aircraft as an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 16 is a single display and a single display in the business class of the aircraft as another embodiment of the present invention FIG. 17 is a view showing that an aircraft exterior foreground view image is provided through a multi-display. FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating that an aircraft exterior foreground view image is provided through a multi-display in an economy seat of an aircraft as another embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 15 and 16 , the controller 120 requests output of a first image from a single display 132 such as the single displays 1320 and 1420 of FIGS. 15 and 16 received from the display unit 130 . According to the signal and the second image output request signal from the multi-display 134 such as the multi-displays 1310 and 1410 of FIGS. 15 and 16, the images captured by the plurality of cameras 112, 114, 116 are processed and processed The image is transmitted to the display unit 130 . When the second image output request signal is received, the controller 120 generates a panoramic view using images captured by the plurality of cameras 112, 114, and 116, and displays the generated panoramic view image on a multi-display ( Based on the arrangement information of the 1310 and 1410, it is possible to control the output to the multi-displays 1310 and 1410.

The arrangement information of the multi-displays 1310 and 1410 may include the number of the plurality of sub-displays included in the multi-displays 1310 and 1410 and information on the arrangement of the plurality of sub-displays. The controller 120 may process the captured image according to the arrangement configuration information of the multi-displays 1310 and 1410 and distribute it to a plurality of sub-displays included in the multi-displays 1310 and 1410 . FIG. 15 shows that seven sub-displays are arranged in a line, that is, in a form of 7×1, and FIG. 16 shows that six sub-displays are arranged in a row, that is, in a form of 6×1. Although illustrated, the number and arrangement of the sub-displays are not limited thereto.

In the embodiment of FIGS. 15 and 16 , the multi-displays 1310 and 1410 are installed in the space between the window and the ceiling in the aircraft cabin, and the controller 120 is the multi-display 1310 installed in the space between the window and the ceiling in the aircraft cabin. 1410), images captured by a plurality of cameras installed on a plurality of windows adjacent to a corresponding space may be provided as a panoramic view. That is, a plurality of preset camera images may be set to be provided in a panoramic view through the multi-displays 1310 and 1410 without a separate user input signal.

To this end, the controller 120 of FIG. 1 may manage installation information of the plurality of cameras 112 , 114 , and 116 together with camera identification information of the plurality of cameras 112 , 114 , and 116 . The installation position information may include installation position and installation angle information of a window of an aircraft in which a plurality of cameras 112 , 114 , and 116 are installed. The controller 120 may perform a process of synthesizing the plurality of captured images based on installation information in order to provide the plurality of captured images obtained from the plurality of cameras 112 , 114 , and 116 as a panoramic view. To this end, the controller 120 may coordinate the installation position of the window inside the aircraft and manage it as information on the installation position of the window of the aircraft.

The single displays 1320 and 1420 are installed on the seat of the aircraft passenger, and the control unit 120 may provide an image selected according to a user input signal among a plurality of images photographed from a plurality of cameras to the single display 1320 and 1420. have.

1 and 17 , the controller 120 receives a second image output request signal from a multi-display 134 such as the multi-display 1510 of FIG. 17 , which is received from the display unit 130 , and a plurality of cameras The image captured at 112 , 114 , and 116 is processed and the processed image is transmitted to the display unit 130 . When the second image output request signal is received, the controller 120 generates a panoramic view using images captured by the plurality of cameras 112, 114, and 116 and displays the generated panoramic view image on a multi-display ( Based on the arrangement configuration information of the 1510 , it is possible to control the output to the multi-display 1510 .

The arrangement configuration information of the multi-display 1510 may include the number of the plurality of sub-displays included in the multi-display 1510 and information on the arrangement of the plurality of sub-displays. The controller 120 may process the captured image according to the arrangement information of the multi-display 1510 and distribute it to a plurality of sub-displays included in the multi-display 1510 . Although it is illustrated in FIG. 17 that seven sub-displays are arranged in a line, that is, in the form of 7×1, the number and arrangement of the sub-displays are not limited thereto.

In the embodiment of FIG. 17 , the multi-display 1510 is installed in the space between the window and the ceiling in the aircraft cabin, and the controller 120 uses the multi-display 1510 installed in the space between the window and the ceiling in the aircraft cabin through the corresponding space. An image captured by a plurality of cameras installed in a plurality of windows adjacent to the . That is, a plurality of preset camera images may be set to be provided in a panoramic view through the multi-display 1510 without a separate user input signal.

To this end, the controller 120 of FIG. 1 may manage installation location information of the plurality of cameras 112 , 114 , and 116 together with camera identification information of the plurality of cameras 112 , 114 , and 116 . The installation position information may include installation position and installation angle information of a window of an aircraft in which a plurality of cameras 112 , 114 , and 116 are installed. The controller 120 may perform a process of synthesizing the plurality of captured images based on the installation location information in order to provide the plurality of captured images obtained from the plurality of cameras 112 , 114 , and 116 in a panoramic view. To this end, the controller 120 may coordinate the installation position of the window inside the aircraft and manage it as information on the installation position of the window of the aircraft.

According to the embodiment of FIG. 17, although not shown, a single display as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16 is additionally installed on the seat of an aircraft passenger in the form of a flat panel display or a flexible display, and the control unit 120 is photographed from a plurality of cameras. An image selected according to a user input signal among a plurality of images may be provided as a single display.

An aspect of the present invention may be implemented as computer-readable codes on a computer-readable recording medium. Codes and code segments implementing the above program can be easily inferred by a computer programmer in the art. The computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data readable by a computer system is stored. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical disk, and the like. In addition, the computer-readable recording medium may be distributed in network-connected computer systems, and may be stored and executed as computer-readable codes in a distributed manner.

100: Device for generating and providing external foreground contents during flight
110: photographing unit 112, 114, 116: first, second, third camera
120: control unit 130: display unit
132: single display 134: multi-display
140: sensing unit 142, 144, 146: first, second, third sensor
150: user input unit 160: storage unit
170: content service providing server 180: database
200: single display 210, 310: view selection menu icon
300: multi-display 301, 302, 303, 304: sub-display
400: view selection menu 410, 500: view selection menu by direction
420: view selection menu for each camera 510: front view menu
520: left view menu 530: right view menu
600: View selection menu for each camera

Claims (14)

A photographing unit including a plurality of cameras that are respectively inserted into a plurality of windows installed in the aircraft to photograph and transmit an external view of the aircraft;
A display unit including a single display and a multi-display including a plurality of sub-displays;
a sensing unit mounted on the aircraft and configured with a plurality of sensors for detecting the external environment and state of the aircraft;
Correcting the captured image provided from the photographing unit based on the external environment and state sensed by the sensing unit, generating an event image and a control image through synthesizing the corrected captured image, and storing it in the storage unit, and the display A control unit for providing a panoramic view generated by synthesizing the corrected captured image or the corrected captured image through the unit,
In the storage unit, flight coordinate information and flight time zone corresponding to the event image generation time on the flight path of the aircraft are set,
The control unit generates an event image based on the captured image captured by the photographing unit based on the event image generation time, and stores it in the storage unit,
The control unit transmits the event image stored in the storage unit along with the landing of the aircraft to a content service providing server connected through a communication network,
The content service providing server provides the event video to the passenger by using the passenger information registered by the passenger on the aircraft, and collects information through linking with social network services or interlocks with customers using the aircraft The apparatus for generating and providing external foreground contents of an aircraft, characterized in that after collecting spot location information through the , generating the event image generation time based on the collected information, and storing the event image generation time in the storage unit of the control unit. According to claim 1,
The plurality of cameras are installed in a predetermined intermediate layer among a plurality of layers of the aircraft window, are connected to the control unit through an optical fiber cable, and are installed at different angles when installed in the aircraft window so that the shooting angle of the captured image is different. A device for generating and providing external foreground content of an aircraft, characterized in that it. According to claim 1,
The control unit manages camera identification information for identifying each of the plurality of cameras, and a process of synthesizing a plurality of photographed images based on the installation location information in order to provide a plurality of photographed images obtained from the plurality of cameras in a panoramic view. perform,
The installation location information is an apparatus for generating and providing external foreground contents of an aircraft, characterized in that it includes information on an installation position and an installation angle in which a plurality of cameras are installed on a window of the aircraft. 4. The method of claim 3,
The controller classifies and manages images captured from a plurality of cameras using camera identification information for identifying each of the plurality of cameras, and receives a first image output request signal from a single display and a second image from a multi-display received from the display unit. 2 According to the image output request signal, at least one image among the images photographed by the plurality of cameras is transmitted to the display unit, and when the second image output request signal is received, the image photographed by the plurality of cameras is used to display the panoramic view. An apparatus for generating and providing external foreground content of an aircraft, characterized in that the generated panoramic view image is controlled to be output to the multi-display based on the arrangement information of the multi-display. 5. The method of claim 4,
The arrangement configuration information of the multi-display includes information on the number of the plurality of sub-displays included in the multi-display and information on the arrangement of the plurality of sub-displays,
wherein the control unit processes the captured image according to the arrangement information of the multi-display and distributes the captured image to a plurality of sub-displays included in the multi-display. According to claim 1,
The control unit provides a view selection menu when outputting an image to a single display and a multi-display,
The view selection menu includes a view selection mode for each direction for selecting a view for each direction according to the camera installation direction in the aircraft, and a view selection mode for each camera for selecting a view for each camera. and providing devices. According to claim 1,
The control unit manages display identification information and display characteristic information of a single display and a multi-display included in the display unit,
The display characteristic information includes display type information for identifying whether the corresponding display is a single display or a multi-display, display installation location information, and arrangement information of a multi-display in case of a multi-display,
The display installation location information is an apparatus for generating and providing external foreground contents of an aircraft, characterized in that it includes installation angle information of the display and identification information of adjacent displays. According to claim 1,
Seat information is set as identification information for each camera installed in an area adjacent to the passenger's seat among the plurality of cameras of the photographing unit, and provides a photographed image and the set seat information to the control unit,
The display unit is mounted on the back of the seat of the aircraft, a user input is possible, and includes a single display that transmits seat information to the control unit according to the user input,
The control unit matches the seat information and the corrected photographed image and stores it in the storage unit, and as the seat information is received from the single display, the photographed image matched to the seat information is provided. Content creation and delivery devices. According to claim 1,
The display unit includes a single display that is mounted on the back of the seat of the aircraft and allows user input, and transmits seat information to the control unit according to the user input,
When an event image generation request signal is received as the user input, the control unit generates a panoramic view corresponding to the event image through correction of the captured image captured by the plurality of cameras, and then matches it with the seat information An apparatus for generating and providing contents of an exterior view of an aircraft, characterized in that the storage unit is stored. 10. The method of claim 9,
The control unit transmits an event image matched with the seat information stored in the storage unit to the content service providing server as the aircraft lands,
The content service providing server provides the event image to the passenger by using the passenger information registered by the passenger who purchased the flight ticket corresponding to the seat information, but is registered by the passenger in business or Perth class. An apparatus for generating and providing external foreground content, characterized in that the event image or the panoramic view image generated at the time of generating the event image is provided using passenger information. delete delete According to claim 1,
The sensing unit includes a sensor capable of detecting the degree of shaking of the aircraft,
The control unit calculates the degree of shaking of the captured image based on the sensed degree of shaking, and performs correction on the captured image based on the calculated degree of shaking. Device. According to claim 1,
The sensing unit includes a sensor for detecting the shaking or flight angle of the aircraft,
The control unit calculates the degree of shake change or flight angle change based on the detected shake or flight angle, and when the calculated shake change or flight angle change degree is out of a preset threshold range, control through correction of the captured image An apparatus for generating and providing content for an external view of an aircraft, characterized in that it generates an image.

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